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title: "Support & Maintenance Contract for the Pharmacy Stock Control System JAC"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-040bf4"
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# Support & Maintenance Contract for the Pharmacy Stock Control System JAC

Buyer: BELFAST HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-040bf4

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## Summary

The Belfast Health and Social Care Trust has awarded a contract for the Support & Maintenance of the Pharmacy Stock Control System JAC through a limited procurement method without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract has a total value of 120,000 GBP and was signed on 1st November 2023. This contract was necessary to ensure the transitional period for the implementation of the Electronic Health and Care Record (EHCR) system, where Careflow Medicines Management Ltd is the sole supplier with exclusive rights.

This procurement opportunity is tailored for businesses in the IT services sector, particularly those providing consulting, software development, and support services. The Health and Social Care Northern Ireland's initiative to implement the EHCR system creates a specific niche where exclusive rights play a crucial role in provider selection. Businesses with expertise in delivering bespoke IT solutions, especially in the healthcare sector, are well-suited to compete and potentially grow their market presence.

## Notice

Procurement of Support & Maintenance Contract for the Pharmacy Stock Control System JAC

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Procurement of Support & Maintenance Contract for the Pharmacy Stock Control System JAC

### Procurement Information

Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI) is currently rolling out the implementation of Encompass, an Electronic Health and Care Record (EHCR) that will underpin the service transformation and healthcare needs of the population of Northern Ireland. Encompass will replace multiple aging HSC Trust systems and numerous paper records and manual workflows and the EHCR will deliver significant core functionality across the acute, community and primary care Out of Hours sectors. The contract for the provision of the EHCR solution was awarded to Epic in May 2020. In order to facilitate transition to the Encompass solution as it is implemented it is necessary to extend existing arrangements as an interim measure. This contract is required to cover the transitional period and a replacement in the short-term is not a reasonable alternative as it would require extensive ICT infrastructure, validation and integration work that would result in significant disruption and disproportionate technical difficulties that would impact on the Trust ability to provide a pharmacy service. The absence of competition is not a result of the artificial narrowing of the parameters of the procurement. No other reasonable alternative exists, this is a complex system that is critical to patient care and service delivery. Careflow Medicines Management Ltd are the sole supplier and have exclusive rights over the software, licences and updates for the system. The wider market was consulted as part of the Encompass procurement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032251-2023 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Nov 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Oct 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £120,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BELFAST HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT9 7AB |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Blackstaff |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast South and Mid Down |
| Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CAREFLOW MEDICINES MANAGEMENT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 1 Nov 2023 at 10:27 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032251-2023
- 13 Oct 2023 at 13:53 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030313-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.belfasttrust.hscni.net

## Provenance

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